Trinity Lutheran Church May 2015 Newsletter

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1 Trinity Lutheran Church May 2015 Newsletter The monthly Newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church. Dedicated to the Glory INSIDE THIS ISSUE: of the Triune God. Sent to inform members and friends about the mission and ministry of our Lord s Church. Pastor Bergelin s Message Vicar Archer s Message 2 3 TRIANGLE Trinity Lutheran Church W2776 STH 32 Howards Grove, WI (Phone) (Fax) Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/trinityhowards Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/trinityhowards Pastor Darrel L. Bergelin: pastorbergelin@trinityhowardsgrove.org Vicar Adam Archer: vicar@trinityhowardsgrove.org Toni Post: secretary@trinityhowardsgrove.org / Anniversaries 4 Kids Page 5 Trinity News 6 Elders Corner/ News 7 Prayer Calendar 8 Sponsors 9 LHS Highlights 10 Preschool/CWF 11 Calendar/ Schedules 12

2 Dear Members and Friends of Trinity, Do you remember your confirmation? Were you excited or nervous or both? Did your family and friends gather to celebrate with you? It doesn't matter how many years it's been, we have all made the same promise. Confirmed as a child or as an adult, we have all stood before our Lord and promised to remain faithful to Him for life. To always be faithful to the Lord we have probably all discovered is not an easy thing. As the years of life go by one realizes it's easier to make the promise than it is to carry it out. How thankful we can be as Christians to know that our Lord has faithfully kept all His promises to us. His love for each of us is forever. We are forgiven for all our failures. In this month of May when confirmation takes place here at Trinity, let us all recall our vow to be faithful to the Lord. May we all walk through life in a way that honors our Lord and gives glory to Him every step of the way. On another point and yet related, I would ask each of you to keep our eight young people being confirmed this month in your prayers. Pray that the Lord will be with them and guide them as they head off to High School next fall. Pray that they will remember the promises made at their confirmation and that worshiping each week and receiving the Body and Blood of the Savior in the Lord's Supper will have top priority in their life. Word and Sacrament alone strengthen faith and prepare us for eternal life. May God grant that we all recall our promises and grow together in our faith. Serving the Savior, Pastor Darrel Bergelin 2

3 And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight Acts 1:9. The ascension of Jesus was a marvelous event. This was the time when the resurrected Christ was raised upward into heaven right before the eyes of his disciples. Even today we confess this event in the Apostles Creed when we say, He ascended into heaven Yet, how many of us actually take time to think about the Ascension of Jesus? We celebrate and reflect upon Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We spend time for each of these days and rightly so. However, do we show the same devotion toward Ascension Thursday? Unfortunately, the day set aside to celebrate Christ s ascension has often been ignored or overlooked by many in the church. This is unfortunate because as our Lord went up to heaven, he offers us two great comforts. The first comfort is that as Jesus was taken upward to heaven, he assumed control over heaven and earth. Even now as you read this, Christ governs all things. With this in mind, you and I should be bold to pray to him. For whatever your circumstances in life, this Jesus is watching over you and cares for you. The second comfort that our ascended Lord offers us is that where Christ is now, one day you will be too. Elsewhere in the Gospels, speaking of heaven, Jesus told his disciples, I go to prepare a place for you that where I am you may be also (John 14:3). Yes, rest assured, where Jesus is now, he will take you to be with him forever. Amen. Your Servant in Christ, Vicar Adam Archer 3

4 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Amanda Holler, Sharon Horness, Paul Koehn Anniversary Glenn and Diana Reyer, Natalie Brickner, Steve Herzog Richard Merkel Kyle Reiss, Derek Schueler Jim McCraw, Cody Stange Holly Arreguin, Sean Daehn Rita Winter Kathy Franz Anniversary Sharon and Roger Paske, 1969 Travis Grunewald, Darcy Milbrath Dianne Marks, Victor Muehleis, Ryan Richter Chloe Grunewald Donald Hopf Anniversary Randy and Diane Milz, 1988 David Haag Deede Bergelin Evan Erdmann Linda Grapentine, Gavin Winter Mona Jaeger, Kari LaPean Abigail Brickner Anniversary Arwin and Marlyn Herzog, 1950 Jeanette Kuhlow, Wayne Schorer Tina Grunewald Anniversary Victor and Ilse Muehleis, 1948 Jordan Gollhardt, Laura Reinemann, Nick Wychesits 24 Anniversaries Eric and Allison Kunze, James Hansen, Connie Heling 27 Ashley Holler, Nicole Schobert Anniversary Bryan and Phyllis Becker, 1973 Richard and Sharon Horness, Allen Dirks, Ethan Fenn, Grace Hansen, Donna Wolf Anniversaries Wayne and Mary Goedeke, 1955 Paul and Becky Schlegel, Tom Damrow, Shelli Milbrath 30 Birthday Nicole Englebert 31 Renee Bowerman Jacob Henschel 4

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6 TIMBER RATTLERS GAME: Our Church has secured 45 tickets to the Timber Rattlers baseball game on Sunday June 28th in Appleton. The game is at 1:00pm. The Timber Rattlers is a Minor League Team and a Class A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. We are sitting in section 102, row 6-10, which we were assured they are very good seats and close to the field. The cost is $42.00 per person and includes, the ticket, bus ride and a box lunch from Mill Home which includes a delicious nice size sandwich, chips, potato salad, fruit, dessert, beverage, and of course a fun time with our church family. CONFIRMATION: Confirmation took place on Sunday May 3 at the 10:30 a.m. Worship Service. Congratulations and God s blessings to our 2015 Confirmands Natalie Englebert, Emily Horness, Nicholas Koenig, Zachary Parnitzke, Journey Schobert, Matthew John Schorer, Victoria Rose Stelter, Gavin Michael Winter BREWER GAME: We have 46 tickets reserved for Sunday, August 9th, Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Game. Game time is 1:00 p.m. The bus will leave at 10:45 a.m. Our group will sit in section 225 rows 6-9, which are really nice seats, close to the field. The cost is $85.00 per person which includes Discovery Coach Bus, the ticket and a Mill Home box lunch for on the bus. There is a sign up sheet on the table in the narthex. John and Lucy Roediger, Camelo Cowboy Church, Sonoita, AZ, The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Our Father Lutheran Church Dave Haag, St. John Lutheran Church Dorothy Herrmann, Our Saviour s Lutheran Church, Appleton, WI, Eileen Perronne, Immanuel United Church of Christ, Plymouth, WI Debbie Henschel, Cowboy Church Service, Midwest Horse Fair, Madison, WI Gilbert Lorenzen, St. Joseph Catholic Parish, Menomonie, WI Dan Born, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sheboygan Falls, WI Sandy and George Marthenze, Christ Lutheran, Sheboygan, WI Nancy Bender, Saron United Church of Christ, Sheboygan Falls, WI Margene Fink, Saron United Church of Christ, Sheboygan Falls, WI Traveling Bulletins Tim and Shelly Gessler, Immaculate Conception/St. Peter Claver, SS. Cyril and Methodius Church Connie Schmitt, St. Paul's, Sheboygan Bryan and Phyllis Becker, The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Luther Memorial Stacia and Ryan Schmidt, The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Luther Memorial Jeff and Susie Sixel, St. Paul s Sheboygan Falls Jon and Donna Held, St. Paul s Lutheran Church Aaron and Kathy Kuhlow, Trinity Lutheran Church, Bergland, Michigan, Good Shepherd, Appleton, WI Jerry Brandt, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Connie Bitter, St. Stephen Lutheran Church Dan, Connie, Kyle and Nathan Bitter, Trinity Lutheran, Mequon, WI Roger and Janice Lieffring, Good Shepherd, Naperville, IL Tracey, Derek, Ellie and Macey Schueler, Good Shepherd, Naperville, IL 6

7 YOU ASKED AND WE GOT IT!! Many of you requested our church host a seminar on raising teens. Darlene J. Mech, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist with Nett-Work Family Counseling, will be speaking at our church on THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF PARENTING TEENAGERS IN TODAYS SOCIETY. Darlene is the wife of Pastor Timothy Mech of Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheboygan. The seminar will be on Saturday, September 12th from 9-11am. Adults of any age are welcome to register. You don t need to be a parent currently raising a teen to attend. Some of the topics she will be speaking on are: *teaching teens to problem-solve * communicating with teens modeling respect and responsibility *appropriate consequences and the giving (and removing) of privileges *using praise and reinforcement to build self-esteem and confidence There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex. You may also register online at our website at by Clicking on the events tab and then the Darlene Mech tab. A Place of Refuge Ministries Life Walk, June 20, 2015 Please join us for this annual fundraiser supporting our ministry to women in a crisis pregnancy. Life walk is a family festival and 1.5 mile walk, held at River of Life Lutheran Church in Saukville, WI. Information sheets are on the table in the narthex. The month of May brings us yet another season of change. The April showers wake up all the plants and trees from the cold winter. May leads us into the warmer summer weather. There are fields and gardens to plant, grass to mow, and we all begin to spend more time outdoors in work and recreation. The one thing that does not change is our Lord and Savior. Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever The Lords word to us does not change. His promises do not change. His act of sacrifice on our behalf does not change. His resurrection on Easter does not change. Our God is unchangeable. We hold fast to the unchangeable promises of God and stand sure of our salvation as forgiven children and heirs of the Lord. At the end of May we change to our Summer worship schedule. Let us remain steadfast and unchangeable to our dedication to worship and the Lords Supper regularly even with all the activities that the warmer weather brings. Dear Lord, we thank you for your unchangeable promises that guarantee our salvation. Blessed be your name forever. Amen! As Christians we are called to love and serve our neighbors (Gal.5:14). How can we at Trinity Lutheran be good neighbors? One way is by telling those around us what Trinity Lutheran has to offer them. For example, Trinity Lutheran offers Preschool, Vacation Bible School and even a special seminar about raising teenagers. But how will Howards Grove know about these events unless someone tells them? Would you like to be a part of this fun effort? Join us, as we spend the morning spreading the word around the village so that all of Howards Grove will know they have a good neighbor at Trinity Lutheran Church. This event will take place on Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m. We will meet at the church. If you have any questions please contact Vicar Archer There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex. 7

8 1. Give thanks to our God for the beautiful flowers of spring. 2. Pray for LCMS missionaries---include Alvina Federwitz and her family. 3. Remember to use your Portals Of Prayer daily. 4. Thanks to the Lord for the Sunshine in our lives. 5. Remember our Trinity Men s Cub in your prayers ---Attend meeting if you wish! 6. Again, give thanks for Christ s mission, suffering and resurrection. 7. Remember the shut-in members of our congregation with a special prayer, call, visit or note. 8. Pray Luther s Evening prayer at your bedtime. 9. Give special thanks for a special blessing received. 10. Give thanks for and remember your Mother One of you greatest blessings. 11. Remember Trinity CWF attend their last meeting in Fall if you wish it is their Salad Supper! 12. Pray for the many graduating from colleges this month. 13. Listen to the wonderful sounds of nature---birds, Farm Animals, Insects, etc. and give thanks for them all. 14. Pray for someone who is ill or suffering. 15. Pray for Pastor Bergelin and his family. 16. Pray and ponder The Lord s Prayer. 17. Pray for the youth of our congregation. 18. Ask the Lord to watch over those travelling. 19. Read Psalm Remember our Seminary s and Seminarians and their families. 21.Pray for our Christian Preschool its children and their teachers and families. 22.Pray for a safe meaningful holiday weekend Remember our Veterans and those currently serving our great country. 23.Remember someone who may need a boost in their faith. 24.Thank an usher for their service throughout the year. 25.Pray for safety of our Armed Forces. 26.Give thanks for the 4 seasons----each one beautiful in its own way. 27.Always remember---we are never alone God promises to be with us ---everywhere and always. 28.Give thanks for Vicar archer and pray for continuing blessings in his life. 29.Remember to SMILE at all those you pass. 30.Pray and give thanks for the LCMS vicarage program and past, present and future vicars. 31.Pray for Sheboygan Lutheran High School as another year of Christian Education comes to a close. Mission Outreach at St. Paul Community Lutheran Church - Pontiac, Michigan. This grant will be used to provide hope to the people in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, and in the immediate community of St. Paul Community Lutheran Church, where twenty percent live below the poverty level with only this Lutheran presence to minister to them. $2, added to grant #18 with reimbursed grant funds returned from biennium, by approval of the Board of Directors. Grant Amount: $65,559 Disbursed: $67,767. There is a Mite Box on the table in the narthex. Please consider donating. You may go to to see how the grant money is distributed. Mark your calendars. Our Church Picnic will be held, Sunday, May 17 after the 10:30 a.m. Worship Service. There will be outdoor games for the Children (weather permitting) and bingo for ALL. Children will receive tickets for ice cream and candy bars. Volunteers are needed to assist with the picnic. We need fryers, set up, clean up, outdoor games help, bingo and serving food. Come enjoy some Hamburgers, Brats, FUN and fellowship!! We encourage EVERYONE to attend. 8

9 Flower Sponsors: May 3 May 10 Altar: The altar flowers are in honor of our 2015 Confirmands Tall Pedestal: The tall pedestal flowers are given for Derek Schueler s 13th birthday, from Mom and Dad (Dan and Tracey Schueler) Happy Birthday Derek!! Low Pedestal: The low pedestal flowers are given in celebration of Glenn and Diana Reyer s 28th wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary Glenn and Diana!! Altar: The altar flowers are given in honor of Don Hopf s 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Don!! May 17: Altar: The altar flowers are from Mom and Dad (John and Jennifer Erdmann for Evan Erdmann s 7th birthday. Happy Birthday Evan!! May 31 Tall Pedestal: The Tall Pedestal flowers are in honor of Dan Born s Birthday. Happy Birthday Dan!! The May 10th Bulletin is sponsored in honor of Don Hopf s 80th birthday! Alice Perronne is sponsoring the May Newsletter in celebration of her mom, Eileen Perronne, for Mother s Day. Alice is also sponsoring the newsletter for relatives who have days to remember in May. Born to Eternal Life Wayne Beuchel, May 4 Sharon Wagner, May 2, 2003 Beverly Beuchel, May 18 Bernice Beuchel, May 17, 2011 Lisa Wagner, May 20 Frederick Perronne, May 16, 2014 Clare Bowerman, May 20 Josh Perronne, May 22 Jean Swanke, May 22 Nancy Beuchel, May 26 Renee Bowerman, May 31 Special Offering: The May Special Offering is the Tabitha Fund. The Tabitha Fund is for those in need from our congregation and Friends of Trinity who are in need outside of our congregation. 9

10 We have 46 tickets reserved for Sunday, August 9th, Brewers vs St. Louis Cardinals Game. Game time is 1:00 p.m. The bus will leave at 10:45 a.m. Our group will sit in section 225 rows 6-9, which are really nice seats, close to the field. The cost is $85.00 per person which includes Discovery Coach Bus, the ticket and a Mill Home box lunch for on the bus. There is a sign up sheet on the table in the narthex. Baptism: Lauren Grace Harris became God s Child through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on Sunday, April 19th. She is the daughter of Holly Brandt and Dedric Harris. Lauren was born January 16, Her sponsors are Adam Brownell and Jennifer Aimers. Pastor Bergelin officiated. Congratulations to LHS students who participated in the WI State Forensics Competition on April 18. Gold Medals were awarded to: Sunny Wang ~ 4 Minute Speaking Jacob Glewen ~ Poetry (Original) Silver Medals awarded to: Karl Berg, AJ Holzheimer, Logan Jones, Lucas Parmley (Play Acting) Natalie Madson, Lindsay Smith, Alese Steinhardt (Group Interpretation) Hannah Adams (Poetry) Melissa Eiden (Prose) Tommy Kind (Prose) Erin Koenig (Prose) Congratulations to our Konzertchor who participated in the Lakeland College Choral Festival and received a 1st Place rating! Class of 2015 Commencement Friday, May 22, 7 p.m. LHS Gymnasium Lutheran High Student Leaders of the Month have been chosen based on their service, behavior, leadership, attitude, and academic achievements. Senior - Emily Olsen Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan St. Paul Lutheran - Sheboygan Falls Sophomore - Mathias Otten Trinity Lutheran - Downtown Sheboygan Freshman - Elizabeth Hartmann St. Mark s UCC - Cleveland 10

11 Pre-school News Bullard Children s Dentistry visited our preschool for Dental Health Awareness. The children enjoyed the fun and creative ways Janis taught us the importance of good dental hygiene. Christian Connie welcomed everyone to our April CWF meeting. Lee Schoessow was our guest. Shelly had an opening devotion prayer. Loving Father. Kathy S. had the Federwitz Prayer. Faith promise, mites were collected and updates on our mite grants was given by Connie. The Secretary report was given and approved. Assignments and committee reports were given. The 36th Biennial Convention will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, June 25-28, devotions. Kathy F, Kathy S. and LaVerne finished bookmarks for confirmation. CWF will serve noodles and help at the Spaghetti Supper, April 19th. Lee invited women to attend Immanuel Lutheran Church 4th Annual Christian Women s Expo, Sat. May 9th. MaryLou will plant the flowers at the car port. LWML Fall Rally is October 13-15, We will be discussing next month, the speaker and ingathering. Kitchen cleaning date to be set next month. Bring muffin tin for May Salad Supper. A Secret Sister thank you for birthday and Easter Cards and gifts were said. Closing devotion was read by Shelly, Martin Luther s Evening Prayer. Program for the night was a Bible Study on Matthew 28:1-15. The May program will be a kitchen shower. 11

12 &10:30am Family Worship with Holy Communion Confirmation at the 10:30 Service 9:15am Sunday School and Bible Class 4 10:00am Bible Class 1:00 Quilters 5 10:30 & 11am Harvest Home Nursing Home 6pm -Sunday School Meeting 6:30pm-Hands for Hope 7pm Men s Club 6 7:30am LHS Faculty Bible Study 4:30-6pm Confirmation 7 9:30am Preschool Chapel 6:30pm Bible Class 8 9 Men s Club Brat Fry 10am 2pm Piggly Wiggly, Howards Grove 10 8 & 10:30am Family Worship 9:15am Sunday School & Bible Class 11 10:00am Bible Class 1pm Quilters 7pm CWF :30am LHS Faculty Bible Study 8:30-5:30pm Life Line Screening Must be pre-registered 4:30-6pm Confirmation 6:30pm Bible Class 14 9:30am Preschool Chapel 6:30pm Ascension Family Worship & 10:30am Family Worship with Holy Communion 9:15am Sunday School & Bible Class Last Day until Fall Church Picnic following the 10:30am worship 24 9:30am Family Worship 18 10:00am Bible Class 1pm Quilters 6:30pm Lutheran High Meeting 19 6:30pm Elders Meeting 7:30pm Committee Meetings 20 7:30am LHS Faculty Bible Study 2pm Progressive NH 4:30-6pm Confirmation 6:30pm Bible Class :30am LHS Faculty Bible Study 6:30pm Bible Class 21 9:30am Preschool Chapel Last Day of Preschool 6:30pm-Summer Family Worship Begins 28 6:30pm Family Worship with Holy Communion :30am Family Worship with Holy Communion May 3 8am TBD 10:30am TBD 3 8am-Richard Boje, Roger, Janice Lieffring 10:30am-Richard, Sharon Horness, Mark, Angie Schorer 4-Char Baumann 3-Toni Post 3-Mark Schorer May 4-17 Linda Hopf Kathy Franz May Ushers 8am Team 1 10:30am Team 4 Ascension Team 4 Summer 6:30pm Team 1 9:30am Team am-Journey Schobert, Madelyn Koenig 10:30am-Claire McCraw, Matthew Schorer 14 Brandon Zipperer, Victoria Stelter 10 8am-Connie, Dan Bitter 10:30am-Nathan, Jennifer Cassity, Larry, Geri Brendel 14 Dick, Lee Schoessow 11-Lucy Roediger 10-Larry Brendel 10-Jim Post May Janice Lieffring Kathy Shircel 17 8am-Journey Schobert, Madelyn Koenig 10:30am-Claire McCraw, Matthew Schorer 17 8am-Jack, Sue Kober 10:30am-Richard, Becky Merkel, Lloyd, Judy Luecke 18-John Roediger 17-Donna Bitter 17-Lance Liermann Elders 8am Aaron Kuhlow 10:30am Kirk Hoewisch 21/24 6:30pm-Hannah Elias, Journey Schobert 9:30am Nicole Englebert, Isabella Brandt 28/31 6:30pm-Lauren Kolb, Joshua Schorer 9:30am Nic Koenig, Madelyn Koenig 21/24 6:30pm-John, Jill Pelnar, Barb Wolfert 9:30am Wayne, Kay Schorer, Barb Wolfert 28/31 6:30pm-Dale, Linda Hopf, Connie Schmitt 9:30am Vince, Kathy Shircel, Dan, Tracey Schueler 25-Judy Luecke 24-Harvey Grunewald 31-Toni Post 24-Mark Schorer 31-Jim Post Summer May Elders Thursdays 6:30pm Aaron Kuhlow Sunday 9:30am Kirk Hoewisch 12